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第1题

完形填空。????What will city life be like in the fu...

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What will city life be like in the future？ Some people think that life in the cities is going to be1. They2

that cities will become more and more crowded.3the number of people increases, there will be less space for

each person. This4will cause other problems-more crimes, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic

50we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and

housing？6life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick.7these

reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.

How can we8such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic？ In some cities, thousands of people

are already9in the streets because there is so little suitable housing-and because10are so high. The crime

rate isn't going down.11, it is,12so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic jams are so

bad that cars don't move at all for several blocks. These13problems have been getting worse, not better, so

many people see no14for the future of the city.

However, not all people believe in the horrible15for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can

solve present urban problems and16future ones.

The disadvantages of any modem city are not unique (独特的) to that city.17, all the cities in the world

have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water and overcrowding. Yet many

cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm,

Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that18people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers,

green space, entertainment and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban19

can learn from one another. They can20solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.

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第2题

The present tense shall include the future, and sometimes the past, and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.

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第3题

Materials with high elastic modulus are typically soft.

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第4题

what can be inferred from the case of a call center told by Pent land？

A.Coffee breaks should be guaranteed to team members across the workday.

B.Informal social contacts among members establish more efficient work.

C.Team leaders informal meetings with members should be cancelled.

D.Coffee breaks make members more efficient and satisfied with their jobs.

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A. They can transfer the money to another family with a college student.

B. They can shift the money for the education of their another family member.

C. They can take back the money with the earnings in taxes.

D. They can turn to financial advisers for family financial plans.

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第6题

What do we learn about Oregons Portland International Airport？

A. The travelers there have to pay the airport to haul away waste.

B. The food waste there, will be used as compost in the city.

C. Food-only trash cans were installed there 3 years ago.

D. The travelers there are not allowed to discard half-eaten meals,

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第7题

听录音，回答以下问题：

A.He found volunteers all over the world.

B.He sent words and quotations to Murray.

C.He bought newspaper, magazines and books for Murray.

D.He served as an assistant editor.

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People whose languages distinguish the present and the future weakly form. the idea of the